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Everything posted by krpster
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Nice one! Started off on the right foot. Good pics too. I can't get my pictures to come out that nice.
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One heck of a "beater"! Gotta love the turbine...my fav B caseback for sure.
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New Movement: Compact Subdial Spaced 7750?
krpster replied to Mickey Padge's topic in General Discussion
Can't wait. Thanks for opening up your new watch for the benefit of us all. Much appreciated. -
For $20 can't beat that. It will make a cool beater if nothing else.
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Nice collection! Need to get a Breitling in there to round it out. I like that case / winder...what kind is it?
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Looks great! Glad you kept it? Nothing like a facelift to bring back the love.
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Nice pic Chief. Thanks for sharing. A friend of mine has a Superocean Chrono (gen) with the blue face and silver subs and it does "pop". Really nice dial. I would expect the SA to be the same. Very sharp! Hoever I am with coolfire...the white dial SA....love it
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Very nice! Yours freddy?
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True enough...I guess my heart still lies with the baton dial version of the SA ...makes it unique. Anyway, it is a kick a$$ watch no matter what dial it has!
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For me ...can't say that's a good thing. I like both a lot but having them look almost identical is kind of silly IMHO.
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Cool! Another chance! Can't wait...I'll take #14! Thanks Lani! U da Man!
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Is it just me or is RWG slowing down again?
krpster replied to freddy333's topic in General Discussion
Yup. Slow for me too. Just started happening recently (2~3 days). My ping rate to my ISP host server is still the same....must be something towards RWG side of things? -
Thanks all for the kind words. For sure. I couldn't beleive it as I opened layer after layer. Made for more excitement and anticipation. Gonna be tough!
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Hello RWG, I just want to start off by saying thanks to all, from the noobs (like me) to the experts alike. It is the contributions of all that make this such a great community and an awesome place to learn. I have always had a fascination with watches. Over the years I have owned some real keepers (an early casio calculator watch, a scrolling dot matrix display watch, a timex ironman of course, and the list goes on) up to now where my collection is made up of descent pieces that, for lack of a better expression, serve their purpose. It was not until recently that I expanded my view to the next level. I had my eye on several watches (Breitling SA, Omega PO and PO chrono, etc) until I saw the Breitling Superocean Heritage. I knew that one day I would have to have one. Then I discovered RWG and that day came much sooner then I thought.... After many weeks of reading, learning, searching and waiting my opportunity finally came. In the trade section an all Black V1 Superocean Heritage with ETA 2824-2 and with not just one...but two straps (Ocean racer and an SS mesh) was up for grabs! Needless to say I was in there like the flash! So the transaction was made (extra thanks to mastmampf for a great deal) and all I could do was wait.... Well, the trip from Germany to Canada was made in record time (4 days door to door) and my new baby was home! Please forgive the picture quality as my point and shoot camera leaves something to be desired. The delivery is made and I brought the package inside... I open it up to find....packaging Carefully remove the contents...even more packaging (kudos to mastmampf for the extra care in packing it up safely for the journey! ) Almost there.... At this point I need a break as I am getting too excited...fuel required Finally the contents! You can't tell from these pictures but this thing is virtually new! Not a mark anywhere. Beautiful!!!!! Tough choice but I decide to go with the Ocean Racer first... Here is a rear view of caseback and OR strap Overall I am extremely happy with the aquisition. I know that there are some minor issues with accuracy on the V1 but I love it just the same. Maybe someday I will make some changes but for now it is good for me. However, upon close inspection of the watch I did note that one of the battons at 12 o'clock was misaligned. Again refering to the wealth of information here I took it upon myself to make the required "adjustment". Got the case back open (duct tape ball), pulled the movement/dial out and tweaked the batton with the eraser of a pencil. Gave the batton a wipe with lense cleaning paper, gave the entire face a good blast with air and reassembled the "machine". Perfect! Here is my attempt at some "artistic" shots Since getting it I have worn it everyday. I get nothing but great comments on it...even from my dearest wife. Truly a stunner...the watch boys..the watch (wife goes without saying ) I have been tracking the accuracy on a spreadsheet I created and it is at about +4 seconds per day and crown down overnight yields about -2 sec so overall it is giving me a +2 per 24 hrs! Pretty sweet if you ask me. Anyway I just thought I would share my great experience with the community. Thanks to RWG I have my grail and a new habbit that I fear is going to absorb a fair amount of my free capital..starting with my donation to the cause. Thanks gang!
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That's how I got here. On the upside, unless you are resigtered and logged in the hits don't show you anything. I think most won't bother to go through the process just to see the search results...unless of course they were looking for us.
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Nice watches for sure. I too prefer the white dial...also not gay...not that there is anything wrong with that
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If she's a Bond fanatic then I'm sure she will like it. However....a big watch for a lady.
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Pictures look great to me. Nice watch. Enjoy!!
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You are supposed to transfer the ownership. There was an article I read somewhere that had contact information to do so but now I can't find it. Here is a link to the sales article mentioned earlier. http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=tre...17039&rid=0 You could probably contact this guy to get the info....or just go to an AD and ask. Either way great watch! Enjoy and may it keep you safe.
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Lookin good! Nice strap for 6 bucks.
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Yup. Leaning to the right a wee bit. Date is sitting a bit high in the window too. Not crazy...it does look like 45 at first glance. I think it is just the way the light is hitting the surface. If I look real close at the pic I can't see any indentation except for the 1.
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New Movement: Compact Subdial Spaced 7750?
krpster replied to Mickey Padge's topic in General Discussion
Nice find Mickey! I've been waiting for this. I wonder if they have spent a bit more effort on QC while they were preparing for this modification. -
Very nice combo! Love it! May have to add that to the list...
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Sweet link! Thanks Offshore!